Yes I would also recomend a lease even only for the simple demonstration of a commercial agreement for taxation purposes.

princesshayley wrote:
Thanks everyone, Certainly opened my eyes a little.  Raised a couple of points I hadn't though of and some I had but not in enough depth.  I think at this stage I'll just keep trying to learn as much as possible and hunt for the more simple deals to begin with.  I can broaden my horizons once I'm more confident.Thanks aga…[Read more]

The reason why most property owners, for thousands of years, believe a mortgage is a liability is because we are too close to it (in time).  If we observe a mortgage in a distant future, it is very easy to see that your mortgage is actually an asset, not a liability.The fact that we are paying the mortgage payment every month, we are pretty sure…[Read more]

http://www.jenman.com.au/news_subscriber_item.php?id=17&Section=ReportsNational Overview:When you extrapolate the past to predict the future, you often get it wrong Already we're seeing evidence that the predictions of many pundits for 2008 are unlikely to be fulfilled. As I commented in the previous quarterly report, most analysts have been…[Read more]

James62 wrote:
Hi All, We are very disappointed with our investment returns over the past 5 years & are still confused on what we should do now.I would appreciate any comments or recommendations which may assist us in making a decision.James

You only need to wait another 2 years and the price will have doubled.

Get a bit discombobulated with the old rhetoric of "helping the hard workers" bit with the implication that those with high incomes dont work just as hard.

handler wrote:
Someone told me to "Find out where the next big mining project is about to receive approval, buy up in the nearest town and wait."sounds easy enough…I would add one more step there which would be to be in a position to buy and have some options and make sure you know exactly when the mine is approved then buy.The obvious one…[Read more]

You dont need to rush in to buying a house as growth will be relatively slow in the near term.  So do all your reading get a target and go through the motions of buying but dont buy until you really know what is happening in your selected area.

Good Post DonThere is certainly some major stuff going on right now and we would be mad to think that we live in a vacum most people are quite indifferent to what is happening in the world economy a major bank in the UK had a run, HBOS had a scare last week and Bear Steins was an inside job for the boys.The one bit of advise that should be heeded…[Read more]

etty wrote:
excellent

If you liked that then this is the next phasehttp://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-515319560256183936

emu1208 wrote:
Am I allowed to advertise my property for sale here?

Yes if it is a good deal

trakka wrote:
I don't think that debating fees is appropriate in this forum.

It is if you are a bottom feeder

blogs wrote:
I suppose its all pretty simple really-prices will continue to rise as long as people can afford it. SImple as that. If people can aford to pay another $500 a month in repayments they will, when it gets to a point through inflation, interest rates etc that they cant afford any more it will flatten out. And when itgets past that…[Read more]

Lets hope we are decoupledTHE CRISIS IN FIGURESNumber of families with a sub-prime mortgage: 7.2mProportion of sub-prime mortgages in default: 14.4%Sub-prime loans outstanding: $1,300 billionSub-prime loans outstanding in 2003: $332 billionPercentage increase from 2003: 292%Proportion of loans approved without fully documented income:…[Read more]

Iron Ore Price up 60% coal up similar commodities seen globally as a good hedge against falling Us $ and inflation Brittish Gas just invested 300million Brittish Pesos in QGC their first foray into oz and some big global guys talking up oz as follows.quoteThe storm hanging over the U.S. economy has stalled. Key indicators aren't turning up; heck,…[Read more]

bender10 wrote:
Although this is not a stock investing forum. I am just wondering whether or not there is a way to gain exposure to US Housing market values through stocks (when the time comes right obviously)? Most REIT's and real estate stocks tend to deal with commercial and Apartment complexes rather than single family dwellings…[Read more]

At Melton West, a mortgagee sale of a six-bedroom house passed in at $200,000 — $255,000 had been offered in November. A MODERN four-bedroom Vermont home passed in for $800,000, despite five buyers having made earlier offers about $850,000;

The Mother of all Credit Meltdowns has started in the US and UK and there are lot of recenly enterd property investors upside down, a bank run has happened in the UK , major crisss nd downgrding of all teh US big fincers, German Bank looking very iffy, US in recession, no one trusts anyone anymore ,and no one knows where the dead bodies are…[Read more]

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